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EP0194068A2
EP0194068A2 EP86301143A EP86301143A EP0194068A2 EP 0194068 A2 EP0194068 A2 EP 0194068A2 EP 86301143 A EP86301143 A EP 86301143A EP 86301143 A EP86301143 A EP 86301143A EP 0194068 A2 EP0194068 A2 EP 0194068A2
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neck
bottle
cap
seal
fingers
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EP0194068B1 (de
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Bertram Moore
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Waverley Pharmaceutical Ltd
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Schering Health Care Ltd
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Priority to AT86301143T priority Critical patent/ATE67735T1/de
Priority to ES1986296313U priority patent/ES296313Y/es
Publication of EP0194068A2 publication Critical patent/EP0194068A2/de
Publication of EP0194068A3 publication Critical patent/EP0194068A3/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/18—Arrangements of closures with protective outer cap-like covers or of two or more co-operating closures
    • B65D51/20—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing
    • B65D51/22—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure
    • B65D51/228—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure a major part of the inner closure being removed from the container after the opening
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/02—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
    • B65D1/0223—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents characterised by shape
    • B65D1/023—Neck construction
    • B65D1/0238—Integral frangible closures
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/0003—Two or more closures
    • B65D2251/0006—Upper closure
    • B65D2251/0015—Upper closure of the 41-type
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/0003—Two or more closures
    • B65D2251/0068—Lower closure
    • B65D2251/0071—Lower closure of the 17-type

Definitions

  • This invention relates to plastic bottles for sterile liquids.
  • a cover is formed over the neck during the moulding operation.
  • the threaded neck has an annular portion above the thread.
  • a V-shaped groove is formed in the annular portion to provide a frangible section.
  • the bottle carries a cap, and is opened by screwing the cap downwards thereby breaking the frangible portion.
  • a ring inside the upper part of the cap then locates inside an annular groove in the cover so that on unscrewing the cap, the sheared-off cover can be removed from the neck.
  • the bottle 1 comprises a neck 2 having a thread 3.
  • An annular portion 4 has a V-shaped groove 5 which makes the portion 4 frangible.
  • a seal 6 is moulded onto the neck to close the bottle.
  • a cap 7, having thread 8 complementary to the thread 3 of the neck, is screw fitted onto the neck.
  • a ring consisting of fingers 9 engage the annular portion 4. The fingers are sufficiently flexible to slide over the seal 6 as the cap is screwed into the position as shown in Figure 2. Unscrewing the cap causes it to rise and the fingers break the frangible portion as they rise with the cap. The cover then continues upwards and is removed with the cap. The contents of the bottle can then be poured out.
  • the top portion of the cap 11 is sufficiently close to the seal 6 so that it is reasonably well contained by the cap.
  • the cap can then be screwed back onto the bottle taking the seal with it and hence reseal the bottle. Downward movement of the cap is limited by an annular abutment 12.
  • the bottle is generally formed by blow moulding a suitable plastics material e.g. polyethylene, polypropylene or polyethylene terephthalate. In the initial moulding phase a neck portion is formed without a seal. The bottle is then filled with liquid.
  • a suitable plastics material e.g. polyethylene, polypropylene or polyethylene terephthalate.
  • the neck portion at this stage has sufficient plastic above the threaded portion so that the seal can be formed from this remaining plastic in a second moulding stage.
  • the V-shaped groove is also formed by use of a suitable die.
  • the seal is an integral part of the bottle.
  • the finger 13 is formed during moulding of the cap.
  • the cap is generally formed by injection moulding.
  • a ram is inserted to create a groove 14.
  • a corresponding female tool shapes the finger.
  • the band is torn off and the cap screwed down.
  • the fingers 13 are sufficiently flexible to slide over the seal 6. The fingers then engage the frangible portion 4 so that on unscrewing the cap, portion 4 breaks, as described previously, the seal can be removed and the contents of the bottle poured out.
  • the fingers 9 or 13 directly engage the frangible portion of the neck a much cleaner break can be achieved, as compared for example with the bottle shown in GB 2080775, where fingers engage a groove remote from the frangible section.
  • the closure member can stretch, so that breakage of the frangible section is not necessarily achieved in such a satisfactory manner.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
  • Containers Having Bodies Formed In One Piece (AREA)
  • Crushing And Pulverization Processes (AREA)
  • Crystals, And After-Treatments Of Crystals (AREA)
  • Food-Manufacturing Devices (AREA)
EP86301143A 1985-02-28 1986-02-19 Flaschen Expired - Lifetime EP0194068B1 (de)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AT86301143T ATE67735T1 (de) 1985-02-28 1986-02-19 Flaschen.
ES1986296313U ES296313Y (es) 1985-02-28 1986-02-27 Una botella de plastico moldeado para liquidos esterilizados

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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GB858505237A GB8505237D0 (en) 1985-02-28 1985-02-28 Bottles
GB8505237 1985-02-28

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EP0194068A2 true EP0194068A2 (de) 1986-09-10
EP0194068A3 EP0194068A3 (en) 1987-09-30
EP0194068B1 EP0194068B1 (de) 1991-09-25

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US (1) US4662529A (de)
EP (1) EP0194068B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE67735T1 (de)
DE (1) DE3681608D1 (de)
DK (1) DK89886A (de)
FI (1) FI860853A (de)
GB (1) GB8505237D0 (de)
IE (1) IE59037B1 (de)
NO (1) NO168519C (de)

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EP0332914A1 (de) * 1988-03-12 1989-09-20 MERCK PATENT GmbH Öffnungshilfe für Ampullen
EP0344357A2 (de) * 1988-05-31 1989-12-06 Heinlein, Patricia Verschluss für einen flaschenartigen Behälter, insbesondere für Operationsspülwasser o. dgl.
GB2225000A (en) * 1988-11-22 1990-05-23 Naoki Hotta Medical liquid container
EP0691281A1 (de) * 1993-07-26 1996-01-10 Emery I. Valyi Behälterverschlussvorrichtung
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US4181232A (en) * 1977-03-14 1980-01-01 Baxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc. Sealed closure for plastic container with interlocking protective outer closure
GB2080775A (en) * 1980-06-09 1982-02-10 Baxter Travenol Lab Plastics container and closure device
EP0050490A1 (de) * 1980-10-17 1982-04-28 U.G. CLOSURES & PLASTICS LIMITED Sterile Packung
GB2111963A (en) * 1981-12-28 1983-07-13 Baxter Travenol Lab Bottle opeing ring having shock absorbing means
US4405053A (en) * 1981-04-27 1983-09-20 Abbott Laboratories Tamperproof closure system for plastic containers
GB2117364A (en) * 1982-04-06 1983-10-12 Baxter Travenol Lab Overmolded closure seal

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US4181232A (en) * 1977-03-14 1980-01-01 Baxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc. Sealed closure for plastic container with interlocking protective outer closure
EP0001959A1 (de) * 1977-10-28 1979-05-16 Cebal Garantievorrichtung für Behälter dessen Mündung mit einer Schraubkapsel verschlossen ist sowie Verfahren zum ersten Öffnen des Behälters
GB2080775A (en) * 1980-06-09 1982-02-10 Baxter Travenol Lab Plastics container and closure device
EP0050490A1 (de) * 1980-10-17 1982-04-28 U.G. CLOSURES & PLASTICS LIMITED Sterile Packung
US4405053A (en) * 1981-04-27 1983-09-20 Abbott Laboratories Tamperproof closure system for plastic containers
GB2111963A (en) * 1981-12-28 1983-07-13 Baxter Travenol Lab Bottle opeing ring having shock absorbing means
GB2117364A (en) * 1982-04-06 1983-10-12 Baxter Travenol Lab Overmolded closure seal

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EP0332914A1 (de) * 1988-03-12 1989-09-20 MERCK PATENT GmbH Öffnungshilfe für Ampullen
EP0344357A2 (de) * 1988-05-31 1989-12-06 Heinlein, Patricia Verschluss für einen flaschenartigen Behälter, insbesondere für Operationsspülwasser o. dgl.
EP0344357A3 (en) * 1988-05-31 1990-08-01 Hans Heinlein Closure for a bottle-type container, especially one for a rinsing liquid or the like
GB2225000A (en) * 1988-11-22 1990-05-23 Naoki Hotta Medical liquid container
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EP0691281A1 (de) * 1993-07-26 1996-01-10 Emery I. Valyi Behälterverschlussvorrichtung
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NO860657L (no) 1986-08-29
IE860534L (en) 1986-08-28
NO168519B (no) 1991-11-25
EP0194068A3 (en) 1987-09-30
IE59037B1 (en) 1993-12-15
ATE67735T1 (de) 1991-10-15
NO168519C (no) 1992-03-04
US4662529A (en) 1987-05-05
DE3681608D1 (de) 1991-10-31
GB8505237D0 (en) 1985-04-03
FI860853A (fi) 1986-08-29
EP0194068B1 (de) 1991-09-25
FI860853A0 (fi) 1986-02-28
DK89886D0 (da) 1986-02-27
DK89886A (da) 1986-08-29

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